Asian slump, Cyclone Alfred, slash Ampol's refinery margins by half
Australia's top fuel retailer Ampol reported a 49% drop in first-quarter refining margins for its Lytton refinery in Queensland on Wednesday,
April 15, 2025Australia's top fuel retailer Ampol reported a 49% drop in first-quarter refining margins for its Lytton refinery in Queensland on Wednesday,
April 15, 2025Australian buy-now, pay-later firm Zip Co posted record quarterly cash earnings on Wednesday, helped by strong performance from its U.S. operations and raised its fiscal 2025
April 16, 2025Rio Tinto on Wednesday reported its lowest first-quarter iron ore shipments since 2019 and warned that more weather disruptions could lead to a 2025
April 15, 2025The sale of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia
April 10, 2025Air New Zealand said on Wednesday it expects lower earnings in the 2025 financial year, citing uncertainty regarding its global engine maintenance delays and related compensation levels.
April 15, 2025Britain's Financial Conduct Authority has appointed staff in the United States and the Asia-Pacific region for the first time, to help overseas firms to enter the British market and
April 15, 2025Indonesia dismissed on Tuesday a report in defence publication Janes that Russia has requested basing military aircraft in Papua, its easternmost province, after the issue
April 15, 2025Australia's embattled casino operator Star Entertainment reported a bigger-than-expected first-half loss on Tuesday, as remediation costs continue to bite even though it
April 15, 2025U.S. controls on sensitive defence exports, relaxed for AUKUS partner Australia last year, still apply to submarines, creating hurdles to defence industry
April 15, 2025Australian fast-food chain operator Collins Foods said on Tuesday it planned on exiting the underperforming Taco Bell restaurant business in a
April 14, 2025U.S. shares gained on Monday, while the dollar dipped, after the White House exempted smartphones and computers from U.S. tariffs but
April 13, 2025Australia's competition regulator said on Monday Clorox's local unit had been fined A$8.25 million ($5.19 million) by the Federal Court over falsely claiming its GLAD kitchen and garbage
April 14, 2025Sony says it will raise prices starting Monday for some PlayStation 5 video game consoles in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, citing global economic turmoil
April 14, 2025Bally's Corp considered waiting for Star Entertainment to enter voluntary administration before investing but feared the Australian casino group would have been too
April 14, 2025Australia's ruling centre-left Labor party could retain power with a slim majority after a national election on May 3, a widely-watched poll said on Monday, marking a
April 14, 2025Oscar Piastri takes impressive win at Bahrain Grand Prix
April 13, 2025Teenage phenom Gout Gout breaks 20-second barrier in 200m, wins Australian title
April 13, 2025New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Sunday his country needed the United States as an "active" partner in the Indo-Pacific region, after a trip to Washington last
April 13, 2025The centre-left party of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged on Sunday to help more would-be home buyers as it launched a campaign for the May 3 election shaping as a
April 12, 2025An Australian judge became the latest foreigner to resign from Hong Kong's highest court before the end of his term on Friday as a
April 11, 2025She was in a candlelit hut in the Himalayas. Then her future husband walked through the door
April 11, 2025Woman gives birth to another couple’s child after IVF mix-up
April 11, 2025Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton has confirmed that his family home was the target of an alleged bomb plot but says concerns for his personal safety did not restrict his election campaigning
April 11, 2025Australia is buying nuclear-powered submarines as a deterrent, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, adding that the AUKUS treaty that has come under
April 11, 2025A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger's baby after an IVF clinic mistakenly transferred the wrong embryo, the clinic said
April 11, 2025Australia's top central banker said on Thursday that it was still too early to decide on the path for interest rates, adding it needed to be patient as it assesses the economic
April 10, 2025New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown
April 10, 2025The U.S. dollar rebounded against safe-haven currencies including the yen and Swiss franc on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a
April 09, 2025Min Woo Lee had won just about everywhere but the PGA Tour before he triumphed at the Texas Open
April 09, 2025Peabody Energy is reviewing all options related to its $3.78 billion acquisition agreement with Anglo American for some of its Australian steelmaking coal assets after a fire halted
April 08, 2025Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) asks US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about President Donald Trump's tariffs on Australia at a Senate Finance Committee hearing.
April 08, 2025New Zealand's central bank cut its benchmark rate on Wednesday, as widely expected, signalling a greater readiness to lower borrowing costs further as the
April 09, 2025The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years
April 08, 2025On the day Donald Trump announced tariffs on imports from a dizzying number of countries last week, the U.S. president gave a special mention to Australian beef.
April 08, 2025Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans are likely the only business owners on Australia's Norfolk Island to be affected by the Trump administration's tariffs, as the island exports nothing to the United States
April 08, 2025Christian Hawkesby has been appointed as Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for a six-month term as the search for a permanent leader continues, Finance Minister Nicola
April 08, 2025Shares of Australia's Zip rose more than 8% on Tuesday after the "buy-now, pay-later" firm announced a share buyback plan of up to A$50 million ($30.1 million), with the
April 08, 2025A measure of Australian business activity was largely unchanged in March before the turmoil from U.S.
April 08, 2025A measure of Australian consumer sentiment dived from a three-year high in April as market turmoil triggered by U.S.
April 07, 2025Sydney non-profit worker Az Fahmi was once a dedicated volunteer for Australia's ruling Labor party, handing out pamphlets to get her local
April 07, 2025Australian casino group Star Entertainment said on Monday it had agreed to a A$300 million ($179.70 million) rescue package from U.S. group Bally's that will hand over
April 07, 2025Woodside Energy, Australia’s top gas producer, said on Monday it agreed to sell a 40% stake in its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant to U.S.
April 06, 2025New Zealand said on Monday it would boost defence spending by NZ$9 billion ($5 billion) over the next four years, and aim to nearly double spending to 2% as a
April 07, 2025Australia will be able to manage the direct impact of U.S.
April 07, 2025The Australian dollar dived to five-year lows on Monday, slammed by fears that a tit-for-tat global trade war would send the global economy into a recession, which had
April 07, 2025Australia's opposition Liberal Party abandoned on Monday a plan to force government workers to return to the office full-time, as incumbent Labor gained in polls
April 07, 2025Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday pledged A$2.3 billion ($1.39 billion) to help homeowners buy batteries to store solar power and lower their energy costs, a
April 05, 2025Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday his government was working on a plan for Australian superannuation firms to buy the strategically located Darwin
April 04, 2025Hackers targeting Australia's major pension funds in a series of coordinated attacks have stolen savings from some members at the biggest fund, according to a
April 03, 2025Australia's plan to introduce dual-class share trading to help revive its weak listing market faces resistance from investors concerned the structure would give too
April 04, 2025Australian household spending rose for a fifth straight month in February, data showed on Friday, but the gains were slim and overall growth remained modest as consumers struggled
April 04, 2025When the Labor Party's Jerome Laxale won the Sydney seat of Bennelong from the Liberals at the 2022 election, votes from Chinese Australians angry about then-prime
April 03, 2025The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will cut interest rates by 25 basis points on April 9, according to economists polled by Reuters, who have held to
April 03, 2025The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony
April 03, 2025The search for the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean has been suspended due to poor weather conditions and will only resume
April 03, 2025Shares of Australia's consumer staple companies rose on Thursday, driven by grocers Coles and Woolworths, as investors moved to safer bets after U.S.
April 03, 2025At a cattle auction in Australia's lush Southern Highlands, an auctioneer shouts from a gantry over the din of nearly 2,000 cows
April 03, 2025Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appeared to fall off a stage on Thursday during a campaign event for May's national election, but quickly recovered and insisted he was "
April 03, 2025Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the decision by U.S.
April 02, 2025Australia's Galan Lithium said on Thursday that it rejected an offer from Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co and Renault Group to acquire the lithium explorer's stake in its Argentine assets for $
April 03, 2025Australia's central bank warned on Thursday that U.S. trade policies could pose significant headwinds for the global economy, causing a sharp rise in risk aversion in
April 02, 2025Australia's bank regulator again increased the cash ANZ Group must hold in reserve, as it criticised on Thursday what it said was the lender's failure to address wide-
April 02, 2025The world's biggest listed miner BHP Group considered spinning off its Australian iron ore and coal divisions as part of a medium-term growth strategy, three
April 02, 2025Russian-born tennis player Daria Kasatkina ‘didn’t have much choice’ over switching allegiances to Australia
April 02, 2025The Australian dollar's surprising resilience in the face of the hit to market sentiment from U.S. tariffs is raising questions whether its
April 02, 2025Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his rival in a May election, Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton, said they would stand up for the
April 01, 2025Sydney beachfront properties were flooded and coastal infrastructure damaged after a large swell combined with a king tide to batter the shore
April 02, 2025Australia's Star Entertainment on Wednesday said it was exploring a lifeline from by U.S. casino group Bally's Corp after an up to A$940 million ($590 million)
April 01, 2025Australia's central bank on Wednesday said it would increase the rate at which it lends to financial institutions in regular money market operations, a technical change that had no
April 01, 2025Australia's beleaguered casino operator Star Entertainment has failed to secure a debt refinancing lifeline of up to A$940 million ($590.98 million) from Salter Brothers Capital, the firm
March 10, 2025Flight turns around after passenger tries to force plane door open over Indian Ocean
April 01, 2025Australia's central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate steady as widely expected but took a small step towards further easing in a policy meeting
April 01, 2025Australian retail sales rose modestly for a second straight month in February as a long-awaited cut in interest rates combined with slower inflation to boost consumer sentiment and
March 31, 2025Norges Bank Investment Management will vote against a resolution for mining major Rio Tinto to review its two listings in London and Sydney, the website for Norway's sovereign wealth fund
March 31, 2025Australia's property prices hit a record high in March after the first rate cut in over four years bolstered buyer sentiment, although it remains unclear if the upward momentum will
March 31, 2025Min Woo Lee wins Houston Open for first PGA Tour title, joins exclusive company with sister
March 31, 2025New Zealand's Auckland International Airport said on Monday it will cut airline passenger charges after the country's competition watchdog said the airport operator was overcharging
March 30, 2025On Sydney's urban fringe, a perfect storm of living cost and geopolitical pressures is brewing for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the
March 30, 2025Virgin Australia executives will begin meeting with prospective investors on Tuesday ahead of a potential relisting of the Bain Capital-owned airline, according to a person
March 30, 2025New Zealand's central bank said on Monday it would review bank capital requirements this year following criticism of the regime for being too
March 30, 2025Australia's mining and energy export earnings are expected to fall 6% in the financial year through June, with prices of its key iron ore shipments declining, the government said on
March 30, 2025Australian star Min Woo Lee on brink of first PGA Tour title after opening lead at Houston Open
March 30, 2025Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday he expected to have a one-on-one discussion with U.S.
March 29, 2025Min Woo Lee cooked up a 63 in the Houston Open to blow past Scottie Scheffler and everyone else
March 29, 2025Aged 15, New Zealander Sam Ruthe has already run a four-minute mile. He would ‘love to try and qualify’ for the 2028 Olympics
March 29, 2025Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touted his Labor party's credentials on affordable healthcare on Saturday, the first full day of campaigning for a general election expected to
March 29, 2025Russian-born tennis player Daria Kasatkina says she is switching allegiances to Australia after her application for permanent residency was accepted by the Australian government
March 29, 2025Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia, with last meal still intact
March 28, 2025Trump’s trade war, China and cost of living dominate Australia election as campaigning kicks off
March 27, 2025Former police officer spared jail over death of 95-year-old Tasered in a nursing home
March 28, 2025Vast areas of Australia’s Queensland under water after ‘unprecedented’ flooding
March 28, 2025Four Indian state firms are in talks with Chilean miner SQM to acquire a 20% stake in its two lithium projects in Australia for $600 million, four sources said, in
March 28, 2025A remote Australian town that will soon lose its only doctor is offering a salary package of up to $680,000 Australian dollars, plus free rent and a car, to attract a new candidate
March 28, 2025The Reserve Bank of Australia will keep its cash rate unchanged on Tuesday as it waits for concrete signs of easing inflation, according to a Reuters poll of
March 27, 2025Peter Dutton, who seeks to become Australia's prime minister in a May 3 national election, is known as a plain-speaking conservative who has attracted suburban
March 27, 2025Australia's Anthony Albanese, who claimed a historic second term as prime minister on Saturday, is a pragmatic leader who revived his campaign by offering stability
March 27, 2025Australian embattled casino operator Star Entertainment said on Friday that its casino licence for Star Sydney will remain suspended until at least September 30, as advised by the New
March 27, 2025Australia will hold a general election on Saturday, May 3.
March 27, 2025Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday called a national election for May 3, launching a five-week campaign that is set
March 27, 2025The Ukraine war and increased European defence spending are likely to slow Australia's plans to develop its own missile components' capability as it
March 27, 2025Australia's competition regulator said on Friday it had granted authorisation to Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways to operate flights between Doha and Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth
March 27, 2025Australians will go to the polls on May 3 with high costs of living and a shortage of housing key issues likely weighing against the government
March 27, 2025Consumer confidence in New Zealand dipped in March, with declines seen across nearly all sectors as consumers remained cautious on spending, ANZ-Roy Morgan data showed on Friday.
March 27, 2025Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday called a national election for May 3, launching a five-week campaign which is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures.
March 27, 2025Australia's military will rely more on autonomous systems to overcome the disadvantage of having to protecting vast geography, said defence officials
March 26, 2025Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday he planned to call an election "imminently" as his centre-left government rushed through the parliament a
March 26, 202517-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout is the ‘next best thing,’ says Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo
March 26, 2025Australia plans to spend a larger share of its foreign aid on its near neighbors in Asia and the Pacific islands after the United States announced major cuts to development and humanitarian aid abroad
March 26, 2025An Australian senator pulled out a large, dead fish in Parliament on Wednesday to protest the government's proposed laws that would safeguard controversial salmon
March 26, 2025Australia's consumer inflation slowed in February, helped by a fall in electricity prices, while the continued easing in home building costs and rents supported the
March 25, 2025They are known as silent killers. Now, unprecedented recordings reveal first known shark sounds
March 26, 2025Australia's government launched fresh tax cuts on Tuesday and announced other cost-of-living relief in a major push to win back disgruntled voters,
March 25, 2025Australia's Qantas will start Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul flights in early 2027 after receiving the first of 12 dedicated Airbus A350-1000 aircraft at the end of next
March 25, 2025The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), monitoring a Chinese navy warship as it circumnavigated Australia last month, heard it warn it would use live
March 25, 2025A new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium in inner-city parkland and a rowing venue in a crocodile-inhabited river have been unveiled as part of a major overhaul of planning for the 2032 Brisbane Games
March 25, 2025Australia's government will dole out billions in cost of living relief measures in its budget on Tuesday to win back disgruntled voters ahead of a tough election in
March 24, 2025Australian building products company James Hardie Industries is buying the US outdoor products maker AZEK in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $8.75 billion
March 24, 2025Spread of Australia’s red fire ant population has sent 23 people to hospital
March 24, 2025Australia's Gold Road Resources said on Monday it had rejected Gold Fields' $2.1 billion buyout bid because it believed the offer materially
March 24, 2025A plan by Australia's opposition to force government workers back to the office full time could affect millions, a trade union grouping said on Monday, with the
March 24, 2025Australia's bourse is set for a record number of secondary listings this year from mine developers enticed by the country's pension wealth,
March 24, 2025Australia will bring forward A$1 billion in defence spending in Tuesday's federal budget to boost its military capability, including guided weapons manufacture, an
March 24, 2025Australia is set to deliver a budget deficit this week, snapping two rare years in the black as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese doles out household relief to boost his
March 24, 2025McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has cruised to his maiden Chinese Grand Prix win from pole position with the Australian untouchable ahead of his teammate Lando Norris as the pair completed McLaren’s milestone 50th one-two finish in Formula 1
March 23, 2025Australia's government said on Sunday that a federal budget this week would include an A$1.8 billion extension to a scheme to reduce energy bills, ahead of what is expected to be a
March 22, 2025Former police officer Tiara Brown became WBC world featherweight champion by beating Skye Nicolson in a split-decision victory
March 22, 2025Australia's government said on Saturday it would expand a scheme to help would-be home buyers get on the property ladder, ahead of what is expected to be a closely-fought general
March 21, 2025‘Unprecedented snapshot’ of Early Jurassic dinosaurs has been hiding in plain sight at a school, scientists say
March 21, 2025Australia's dominant supermarket chains have benefited from wider profit margins at a time of rapidly increasing shelf prices, the competition
March 20, 2025Lewis Hamilton has denied there’s frustration with Ferrari race engineer Ricciardo Adami despite frequently shutting down unnecessary radio chatter between them at the Australian Grand Prix
March 20, 2025Australian employment unexpectedly fell in February to end a strong run of impressive gains, in a sign that the red-hot labour market could be finally loosening a
March 19, 2025The New Zealand Defence Force is looking to cut 374 civilian positions as it attempts to reduce costs and remain within its budget, it said in a statement on
March 20, 2025New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said his country’s relationship with the United States is on a "strong footing” as he wrapped up a trip to Washington.
March 19, 2025New Zealand's economy grew faster than forecast in the fourth quarter, dragging the economy out of recession, but the improvement is not expected to change the
March 19, 2025Macquarie-backed fibre network Vocus Group is closer to becoming one of Australia's largest owners of underground fibre infrastructure, as the
March 19, 2025Nick Kyrgios has won a match for the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years
March 19, 2025New Zealand 15-year-old becomes youngest person to run a four-minute mile
March 19, 2025The first openly gay man to play in Australia’s domestic soccer league says he’s still subject to death threats four years after going public about his sexuality
March 19, 2025Remains of murdered Australian Aboriginal man repatriated by British university
March 19, 2025Mining major Rio Tinto on Wednesday backed its dual-listed structure and asked shareholders to vote against London-based hedge fund Palliser Capital's resolution to review the firm's two
March 18, 2025Australian department store owner Myer on Wednesday posted lower interim earnings, citing logistical challenges at a distribution centre in Victoria and strategic
March 18, 2025Australia's WiseTech Global founder and executive chair admitted he should have fully disclosed details of his personal relationship to the board, after a review found his statements were
March 18, 2025New Zealand’s economy likely crept out of recession in the fourth quarter but the overall growth impulse still remains weak, clearing the way for the central
March 18, 2025Consumer confidence in New Zealand softened in the first quarter as global trade war risks and ongoing cost of living pressures weigh on confidence, a survey showed on Wednesday
March 18, 2025Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on Tuesday urged Rio Tinto shareholders to approve a proposal to review the miner's dual-listed structure amid pressure from activist
March 18, 2025Canada and Australia will develop new military radar system in the Arctic
March 18, 2025Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms said on Tuesday its independent fact-checking program in Australia would help detect and remove false content and deepfakes, as it aims
March 18, 2025Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday she had raised with China concerns over anonymous letters sent to Australians offering a
March 18, 2025A trade war sparked by U.S.
March 18, 2025Australia's central bank said on Tuesday it remained more cautious than the market about the prospects for further policy easing, after it cut interest rates for the
March 17, 2025National Australia Bank Chief Financial Officer Nathan Goonan will leave the lender later this year to join rival Westpac, the Australian banks
March 16, 2025In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of
March 16, 2025New Zealand house prices rose in February on growing buyer interest as vendors set realistic prices that matched market conditions, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ)
March 16, 2025McLaren’s Lando Norris has won a chaotic rain-affected Australian Grand Prix, his first victory at Albert Park, with the British driver just managing to stay ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen following a third safety car late in the race
March 16, 2025Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout, 17, runs fastest 200m time in the world this year
March 16, 2025Lando Norris claims victory in dramatic opening F1 race of the season as Lewis Hamilton disappoints in Ferrari debut
March 16, 2025Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with his new Ferrari team was pressure tested in Australia, where he finished a disappointing 10th on debut, and was frustrated by a bad strategy that cost him a potential victory, and constant radio chatter throughout the difficult race won by McLaren’s Lando Norris
March 16, 2025An American influencer who sparked outrage after posting a video of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother while in Australia apologized for her actions, saying she had acted out of concern for the young animal’s welfare
March 15, 2025Lewis Hamilton qualified eighth-fastest in his Ferrari debut as McLaren’s Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park
March 15, 2025McLaren dominates first F1 qualifying of the season at Australian GP as Lewis Hamilton finishes eighth in Ferrari debut
March 15, 2025Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari odyssey got off to a tough start after the British driver qualified in eighth for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix
March 15, 2025Wombats are furry, nocturnal marsupials found only in Australia
March 14, 2025Australia's Westpac Banking Corp has reached an A$130 million ($81.84 million) settlement on a class action lawsuit against the lender over commissions paid to auto dealers over five years
March 14, 2025Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has moved out of her role as operating partner at Australia's biggest venture capital fund, Blackbird VC, people familiar
March 14, 2025US tourist filmed running off with baby wombat flees Australia after visa threat
March 13, 2025Australia will provide ANZ with a decade-long loan guarantee of A$2 billion ($1.26 billion), to ensure the bank maintains the branch network across the Pacific, a move seen as a diplomatic
March 13, 2025Manufacturing activity in New Zealand expanded in February, hitting the highest levels since August 2022, helped by strong results at the key index for production and new orders, a
March 13, 2025How to see the moon turn red during March’s total lunar eclipse
March 13, 2025This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
March 13, 2025Australia is scrambling to deploy new long-range missiles as the recent arrival of powerful Chinese warships off the Australian coast delivers a sharp reminder of Beijing’s
March 13, 2025Australia's Western Mine Workers Alliance (WMWA) said on Thursday that more than 400 workers at Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo iron ore mine in Pilbara region have signed a petition to support
March 13, 2025Australia’s top universities said on Thursday the Trump administration had cut U.S. funding to some of its researchers and asked others who receive U.S. government
March 13, 2025JPMorgan Chase holds a 5.36% stake in Australia's mining conglomerate Rio Tinto for the bank's clients, an exchange filing to the local bourse showed on Thursday.
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